Comments on: June movie-watching roundup http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/06/24/june-movie-watching-roundup/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ilya http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/06/24/june-movie-watching-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-1220 Ilya Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:22:52 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1220 Nope, can't compete with that :P Nope, can’t compete with that :P

]]> By: jason http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/06/24/june-movie-watching-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 jason Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:59:15 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1218 I share one with Anne, but to be honest, most of the selections are mine. I think we were up to 450 the last time I checked.. oy. I share one with Anne, but to be honest, most of the selections are mine. I think we were up to 450 the last time I checked.. oy.

]]> By: Ilya http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/06/24/june-movie-watching-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 Ilya Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:21:31 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1212 I'm afraid to contemplate what my queue would look like if I used the service... I’m afraid to contemplate what my queue would look like if I used the service…

]]> By: jason http://burlaki.com/blog/2008/06/24/june-movie-watching-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 jason Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:46:33 +0000 http://burlaki.com/blog/?p=531#comment-1209 I really liked <i>The Pursuit of Happyness</i>, and for the same reason you mention: it's Will Smith's best work to date. The scene where he holds the restroom door shut with his foot and starts to cry ripped my heart out. I've long thought Smith was a likable personality, which is often all you need to be a movie star, but <i>Happyness</i> promises great things ahead of him if he chooses the right projects. I also liked <i>Hollywoodland</i> -- I like period pieces in general and thought this one did a fabulous job of capturing the atmosphere of the era. Affleck surprised me with his performance, and, as you pointed out, Diane Lane is always good. I don't recall having any issue with Brody, myself, but it's been a while since I saw the film, so I don't remember for sure. The other two are somewhere in my never-ending Netflix queue... :) I really liked The Pursuit of Happyness, and for the same reason you mention: it’s Will Smith’s best work to date. The scene where he holds the restroom door shut with his foot and starts to cry ripped my heart out. I’ve long thought Smith was a likable personality, which is often all you need to be a movie star, but Happyness promises great things ahead of him if he chooses the right projects.

I also liked Hollywoodland — I like period pieces in general and thought this one did a fabulous job of capturing the atmosphere of the era. Affleck surprised me with his performance, and, as you pointed out, Diane Lane is always good. I don’t recall having any issue with Brody, myself, but it’s been a while since I saw the film, so I don’t remember for sure.

The other two are somewhere in my never-ending Netflix queue… :)

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